Thirty-second Georgia Infantry

Drawings from the Olustee Post Card Set.

The Thirty-second Georgia was Harrison's most experienced infantry unit. Organized at Savannah by Harrison in 1862, the regiment had been engaged heavily during the siege of Charleston in 1863, particularly in the defense of Battery Wagner. There the brigade was rushed to Morris Island and was engaged at the end of the attack by surging over the southeast bastion killing or capturing any Yankees who still remained. At Olustee the Thirty-second was commanded by Major W. T. Holland. The regiment flanked the Union right and Colonel Harrison credited two companies from the Thirty-Second with capturing three pieces of Union artillery. It suffered the highest loss of any Confederate unit, with an official casualty total of fifteen killed and 149 wounded. After serving in Florida, the Thirty-second returned to the defenses around Charleston. The unit also participated in the Savannah Campaign before surrendering in North Carolina in 1865.

Photograph of the Tillman brothers, Company K
Photograph and history of John Nelson Key, Company G
Photograph of Dennis B. Dixon, Company C
Letter from 2nd Lt. Stinson Freeman, Company B
Letter from Daniel Emory Stringer, Company C

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